as in catalyst
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Noun
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Bitcoin and crypto prices are awaiting the next catalyst after surging into May (though Apple might have just quietly created it).—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025 -
Listen to this article 7 min A Feb. 17 Facebook post has become a catalyst for political history in Maine.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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That constant gnawing and sucking and puffing and chomping are all tension generators and all bring the focus back to Husk’s facial hair, the accessory that conveys how resigned the character is to his own recklessness.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
8 May 2025
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IPad sales are expected to rise 9.1% in the second quarter, while the services business, Apple's biggest revenue generator after the iPhone, will likely grow 11.8%.—
Akash Sriram,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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What do the race stewards believe an F1 driver is supposed to utter if another car cuts them off on a corner at more than 200 mph?—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
3 May 2025
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Under the agreement with Rosenqvist’s FRO Racing, signed on March 28, Texas A&M’s branding will appear on the driver’s helmet and driver suit for the entire 16-race season.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
3 May 2025
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The parts, called auto-sears, can be fitted into semi-automatic weapons, including Glock pistols and AR-15 rifles, allowing a shooter to empty their magazine with one pull of the trigger.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2025
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So, once the Dodgers returned home from their 10-game trip this week, the front office decided to pull the trigger.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
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Chinese factory activity contracted at its fastest pace in 16 months in April, adding urgency to Beijing’s efforts to roll out fresh economic stimulus.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
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Justin Sullivan | Getty Images China’s exports surged in April even as businesses bore the brunt of U.S. tariffs that kicked into higher gear last month, while imports narrowed declines as Beijing stepped up stimulus.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Serving as the executor of an estate is not just an administrative duty.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D.,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Often the oddity comes from the chilling drone of bureaucracy: the executor’s compassionate thicket of legal reasoning, an airline representative’s denial of Carrie’s quest for a bereavement discount, the dollars and cents of Dr. J’s cremation (for which Carrie is retroactively billed).—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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The show explores themes of power, identity and culture in Harlem.—
Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
5 May 2025
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Bucharest Reuters — Romanians voted on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election that could propel hard-right eurosceptic George Simion to power in a ballot that will test the rise of Donald Trump-style nationalism in the European Union.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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The plaintiffs accused the stars of being paid millions of dollars to endorse FTX without disclosing their financial incentives, a violation of federal and state advertising laws.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
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These spaces will offer insights into co-production incentives, funding opportunities and partnership prospects within Brazil’s dynamic audiovisual sector.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
8 May 2025
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“Activator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/activator. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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